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- OLPC
- (One Laptop per Child, Cambridge, MA, www.laptop.org) A research initiative of MIT Media Labs devoted to the creation of a $100 PC for educating children in developing countries around...
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- Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop
- The One Laptop Per Child program hopes for a needed boost with a second generation laptop which is geared toward kids in developing countries. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Smith, OLPC, UMPC, laptops, education, Intel, Atom chip, HP, Dell
- Image galleries 2008-05-21
- The OLPC XO Sugar OS
- Hands on with the XO interface using a VMWare image by Christopher Dawson
- Tags: VMware Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson, screenshots, OLPC, 1:1 computing
- Image galleries 2008-01-14
- Unboxing OLPC's XO laptop
- The XO laptop has landed. Here's a look at the out of the box experience. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan, product photos, OLPC, XO laptop, mobile, laptops, education
- Image galleries 2008-01-10
- Classmate PC and Asus Eee at IDF
- The Classmate PC and Asus Eee were on display at the Intel Developer Forum. by George Ou
- Tags: ASUS, George Ou, product photos, Intel, IDF, OLPC, laptop, PC, Desktops, Hardware
- Image galleries 2007-09-28
- Intel joins OLPC project
- The spat between Nicholas Negroponte and Intel appears to be over.In a statement Friday, the two parties said that Intel and the One Laptop Per Child project "have agreed to work together to bring the benefits of technology to the developing world through synergy of their respective programs."Technically, Intel and...
- Tags: Intel, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, General, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Intel Inside the OLPC
- Here's an interesting turn of events: Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child project. The chipmaker on Friday pledged to collaborate with the OLPC organization on technology and educational content under an agreement that also gives it a seat on the OLPC's board of directors.Why, after accusing Intel...
- Tags: notebooks, Intel, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Welcome Nicholas, to the world of unintended consequences
- When the IBM PC was introduced to the public, in 1981, it sold for around $2500. By 2000, the cost was down to around $1500, and today, you can get a decent PC for under $500.Several years ago, Steve Balmer hinted at the possibility of a $100 PC geared...
- Tags: K-12, Education Technology, DigitalDivide
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- OLPC spawns another non-OLPC
- No matter how you feel about the One Laptop Per Child project, there is no doubt that it is influencing computing, especially mobile computing, in a number of important ways. Intel has already announced a competing product aimed at emerging markets (much to Nicholas Negroponte's chagrin) and today, ASUS announced...
- Tags: Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- ASUS and Intel slaughters OLPC with Eee-ase
- ASUS and Intel have actually created an alternative for Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC One Laptop Per Child called the "Eee PC". The difference here is that the ASUS Eee PC is actually something that looks usable and perhaps even desirable for everyday use as a super cheap UMPC Ultra Mobile PC. The...
- Tags: News, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Classmate or OLPC - Who cares?
- A recent BBC report highlighted the growing rift between Intel and Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop Per Child fame. Both Intel and OLPC expect to begin shipping competing products (the Classmate and the XO, respectively) relatively soon in emerging markets. While the XO was originally dubbed the $100...
- Tags: Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- Podcast: News to know midday: OLPC; Facebook; Offshore outsourcing
- On today's podcast: Is Intel trying to torpedo the OLPC? Facebook is the prince of social media, says Dan Farber. Steve O'Hear weighs in on Facebook's move to open up its pages. Will the private equity boom mean more offshore outsourcing?Also as a programming note, this podcast is now available on iTunes. All...
- Tags: News to know, General
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- OLPC caught in Intel vs AMD crossfire
- Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the One Laptop Per Child project and who aims to distribute millions of laptops to kids in developing countries, sees the project as being caught in the crossfire between chip giants Intel and AMD.Negroponte says Intel is selling its competing cut-price laptop called "Classmate" for...
- Tags: OLPC, Intel, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- Is Intel trying to torpedo the OLPC?
- Nicholas Negroponte, head of the One Laptop Per Child project, blasted Intel for trying to usurp any momentum his effort is getting. Negroponte's argument delivered via 60 Minutes: Intel was pitching its wares and a cheap PC dubbed the Classmate to torpedo the OLPC effort, which needs 3 million orders...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Personal Technology, Microsoft, Linux, Intel, Innovation, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, General, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- OLPC: No Windows for us folks
- The One Laptop Per Child Project wont be doing Windows. Ken Fisher at Ars Technica reports that the OLPC project blog focus isnt doing Windows. Fisher notes that AP, Reuters and other mischaracterized the situation. Fisher writes: According to Walter...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Linux, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, General
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- OLPC - No Windows and Office for you ... officially at least
- Last week Nicholas Negroponte, former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab now head of the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, gave analysts and journalists the impression that the $175 OLPC the price hike was announced at the same time would be able to run Windows as...
- Tags: Microsoft, Linux
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- With or without Windows, is OLPC DOA?
- Ars Technica is reporting this morning that Microsoft and OLPC are not actually working together to bring the Windows Innovation Suite to the XO the latest incarnation of OLPCs hardware. OLPC has clarified that, despite reports and a good deal of media hype (OLPC to run Windows? Say...
- Tags: Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- OLPC founder finally faces a 'grim reality'
- OLPC to run Windows? Say it ain’t so! was the headline and so far reader reaction is mixed. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports $175 OLPC deals blow to open source, guarantees Microsoft’s continued dominance. From the beginning, the One Laptop per Child foundation, the brainchild of MITs Nicholas Negroponte, has...
- Tags: Education Technology, Emerging Tech, Funding, Hardware, K-12, Microsoft, Open Source
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- OLPC to run Windows? Say it ain't so!
- Yahoo News reported yesterday that the OLPC One Laptop Per Child and at once the darling and the redheaded stepchild of the IT and academic communities, will most likely now cost $175 instead of the $100 originally projected. More significantly, though, Nicholas Negroponte disclosed that the small laptop to...
- Tags: DigitalDivide, Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Microsoft's OLPC coup and unintended consequences
- Microsofts move to make Windows available for $3 to emerging markets is already having an impact on Linux. According to an AP report, Nicholas Negroponte said the $100 laptop for kids in developing countries actually runs about $175. He also...
- Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Innovation, IT Management, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- $175 OLPC deals blow to open source, guarantees Microsoft's continued dominance
- Yesterday Nicholas Negroponte, former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab now head of the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, gave analysts and journalists an update on the OLPC project. Two big changes were announced - the $100 OLPC is now the $175 OLPC, and...
- Tags: In the news, Industry, Linux, Microsoft, Software, Thoughts
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
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